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Great Falls Development Association forging ahead
"The GFDA’s Founding the Future fund-raising campaign hit the $2.4 million mark this month. As of last week, 174 investors had contributed to the fund-raising campaign since it started one year ago."
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Residents celebrate Tech Center opening in Great Falls
For 90-year-old Alta Haugse, walking into the Johnson Hotel is like taking a stroll down memory lane. By BETH BRITTON Tribune Business Editor Seventy-one years ago she worked as a hairdresser on the balcony of…
Small business center nurtures, finances Montana companies
In 2002, $48.1 million was invested in more than 180 small Montana companies that worked with the Montana Department of Commerce’s Small Business Development Center statewide counseling and technical assistance network. By JO DEE BLACK…
Visual Learning Systems Inc. finds success through SCORE
In 1997, David Opitz and Stuart Blundell teamed up to develop an innovative software system that enables computers to automatically analyze data from high-resolution satellite images. Their idea was right for the times. http://www.featureanalyst.com (Thanks…
Tax Bite Big In Maine, Small In Alaska- Montana ranked 37th
Alaska and Maine are far apart geographically, but their tax burdens represent an even bigger divide — Maine residents have the nation’s highest state and local tax burden, 12.2 percent of income, while Alaska residents…
Financial company rejects Great Falls – Loss of 200 to 600 potential jobs disappoints city officials
"The company expressed concern about convenient transportation in and out of the Electric City, housing costs and availability, professional employment opportunities for spouses and retail selection."
Montana job growth ‘modest’
Job growth in Montana continued at slightly below 1 percent during February, but that modest rate was in sharp contrast to the deteriorating national employment picture, a leading economist said Tuesday. By Bob Anez of…
Touch American misses reporting deadline
Touch America Holdings missed Tuesday’s deadline to file its annual report and announced the eventual filing would discount the value of its fiber-optic assets by $827 million. By the Associated Press The Montana Standard Touch…
GCS Research and DigitalGlobe Partner on Lewis and Clark Geosystem Project
GCS Research LLC and DigitalGlobe are pleased to announce the inclusion of DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird imagery as a significant commercial remote sensing component of GCS Research’s recently announced Space Act Agreement with NASA. Over the course…
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